Ron Mexico is a big fan of the universal solvent:
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was reluctant to throw away his 20-ounce water bottle at a Miami International Airport security checkpoint Wednesday morning.This happened as Vick was boarding an 8:20 a.m. AirTran flight to Atlanta. First, when you sign a 10-year, $130 million contract, you shouldn't be flying AirTran. Charter a jet ... maybe Soul Plane. Second, where, exactly, do you get a water bottle with "a secret compartment" for weed? (If anything, Vick should be carrying around a bottle with a secret compartment for herpes cream.)
The reason, police say: The plastic bottle had a secret compartment that, when opened, had a dark residue and a pungent odor of marijuana.
Vick balked when security at the checkpoint asked him to surrender his water bottle, which had an Aquafina label. Security regulations prohibit travelers from carrying bottles with more than 3 ounces of liquid through checkpoints.This all sounds kinda sketchy -- like Vick was a victim of his fame -- but it's hard to feel sorry for a dude dumb enough to think sneaking pot through airport security is a good idea. Plus, anybody willingly photographed holding a blunt probably doesn't think about such things.
Eventually, Vick left the bottle behind and went to his gate. But his initial reluctance to do so aroused the suspicion of Transportation Security Administration screener Gertrude Joseph. She pulled the bottle out of a recycle bin and notified her supervisor when she discovered its hidden compartment.
Hey Bobby Petrino, welcome to Atlanta!
UPDATE: This isn't Vick's first run-in with airport security. And Vick must really hate The Smoking Gun.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
1-18-2007 @ 12:52AM
Darren said...
You can't smoke on the plane so why take it on your person? That's silly. Definitely a stoner idea. Actually I take that back, because we stoners are some crafty cats! Pack ur goodies in your check in luggage next time Vick.
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1-18-2007 @ 1:04AM
Matt Schaub said...
Mike's not the smartest person in the world.
He's an overrated quarterback and we will be better off without him.
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1-18-2007 @ 1:14AM
noah jones said...
you would think with the money he's making he could afford to buy pounds of weed in any state he goes to.....lol...and not too hesitant to throw away a small amount...
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1-18-2007 @ 1:16AM
miller said...
I new mike smoked weed
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1-18-2007 @ 1:28AM
purple smoke said...
Mary Jane will make you do crazy things. Shes got powers that only a smoker could understand. Thats why I'm glad we got divorced. I feel ya Mike!
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1-18-2007 @ 1:49AM
Bill said...
Once that bottle hit the trash bin it coulda been anybodys.For that guard to say it belonged to him she shoulda been fired and he should sue he for telling tales outta school
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1-18-2007 @ 1:51AM
rickg420 said...
hey next time throw the chronic away and just buy more
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1-18-2007 @ 2:07AM
mike said...
Nobody ever said the guy was a brain surgeon..Ever hear him speak?
This all sounds kinda sketchy -- like Vick was a victim of his fame
Yeeeeeeeeeeea riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight
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1-18-2007 @ 2:15AM
bob said...
Like a woman named Gertrude would even know who Mike Vick is? Well at least ya didnt pull the race card but im sure someone will
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1-18-2007 @ 2:27AM
George B Vieto said...
Maybe Michael Vick wants to be "weeded" out of Atlanta.
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1-18-2007 @ 4:08AM
John Lovelace said...
This Bum needs to be kicked out of the NFL (his brother too!) I wonder what his excuse for this little incident will be. Whatever it is, The people here in Atlanta will eat it up. They have'nt had a football team in so long that I think they will accept anything they can get. The media and fans have tried to make him the eighth wonder of the world, and he thinks he IS! His personality speaks for itself. The only thing he's done for the NFL is to give it a bad mark. Bums like him and his brother need to be banned. Arthur Blank lost on this one!
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1-18-2007 @ 6:47AM
J.K. May said...
Vick must be feeling nostalcic...A water bottle with some residue? Those of us tokin' back in the 70's know this paraphernalia as a "Power Hitter", remember? Then some of us grew up...
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1-18-2007 @ 8:20AM
Felecia said...
OH,
I BET ALL YOU VICK HATERS ARE JUST LOVIN THIS!!! THE BUM NEEDS TO BE KICKED OUT OF THE NFL ETC. ETC. ETC. I'LL WAIT FOR THE LAB TEST TO PASS JUDGEMENT!!!!!.....I DON'T THINK HE SHOULD BE KICKED OUT OF THE NFL.......I ALSO DON'T THINK THAT IT WAS VERY SMART OF HIM TO TRY TO CARRY A BOTTLE WITH A SECRET COMPARTMENT ON A PLANE! NOT A SMART MOVE VICK!!!..YOU JUST GIVE YOUR HATERS MORE FUEL... I REALLY HOPE YOU ARE SMARTER THAN THIS!!!.....AS FOR HIM NOT BEING ABLE TO SPEAK...HE SPEAKS JUST FINE TO ME!!!! ALOT OF THIS REALLY COMES DOWN TO HIS RACE....AND THE MONEY HE IS MAKING....I.E THE COMMENTS THAT HE CANNOT SPEAK VERY WELL!!! I AM REALLY TIRED OF THE NEGATIVITY SURROUNDING VICK ESPECIALLY WITH THE FANS... BEFORE VICK YOUR BEHINDS WEREN'T COMING TO THE GAMES!!HE BROUGHT THIS ON HIMSELF YES...AND ALSO WHEN HE FLIPPED PEOPLE THE BIRD!!!......AT THE END OF THE DAY, OPINIONS ARE LIKE @#@ HOLES, EVERYBODY HAS THEM! VICK STUPID MOVE! BUT I'M NOT READY TO BURN YOU AT THE STAKE.....BE SMARTER BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW THESE PEOPLE ARE OUT HERE!!! YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MAKE MISTAKES!!!!! LIKE THIS!!!!
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1-18-2007 @ 8:26AM
Felecia said...
OH I BET YOU VICK HATERS ARE LOVIN THIS!!!! VICK PLEASE BE SMARTER THAN THIS!!! YOU KNOW THEY ARE WAITING IN THE WINGS TO CRUCIFY YOU.......YEAH I'M GONNA PULL THE RACE CARD HERE!!!! NOT A SMART MOVE ON VICKS PART....BUT WHERE DO YOU COME UP WITH COMMENTS LIKE HE IS NOT A BRAIN SURGEON OR HE CANNOT SPEAK....I BET I CAN GUESS YOUR RACES!!!! HA!!
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1-18-2007 @ 8:36AM
JP said...
The TSA's job is to protect us from those that would do harm on a plane.
Marijuana doesn't kill people, Terrorists do.
TSA should attempt to stay focused on their job.
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1-18-2007 @ 8:39AM
RENEE said...
Tell me Jim What is a Thug???...Michael Vick is a thug???...he's shot somebody???.....he steals???.....what is a thug???.....you know what!when I watch hockey ...I say now there is a bunch of Thugs playing this sport cause all they do is fight!!!! I'm not sure of what a thug is!! but I know a bunch of bigotted idiots when I read what they have to say!....He's a Thug, Can't Speak, Not a Brain Surgeon!!!! He's just like his brother!!!! ...Vick stop doing stupid things cause you give these idiots more fuel to hate on you!!!!
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1-18-2007 @ 8:54AM
Paul said...
Hey, it was his friends water bottle. I'm certain he had no knowledge of the hidden compartment. Mike was hesitant because it's hard to find a good bottle of water and they cost a fortune.
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1-18-2007 @ 9:08AM
dee said...
all the haters cn get off his back they tried to set my man up but it didnt work just like they set up oj these crackers should just give it up
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1-18-2007 @ 9:29AM
THE GREAT WHITE HOPE! said...
TO THE COMMENT BY MR. MATT SCHAUB -FOR WHICH WE KNOW IT IS NOT THE REAL MATT SCHAUB-YOU KNOW THE ONE THAT IS MICHAEL VICK'S BACK UP!HE MAY NOT BE THE SMARTEST MAN IN THE WORLD AND HE MAY BE OVERRATED, BUT I TELL YOU WHAT! HE'S DONE MORE FOR THE TEAM AND HAD MORE STARTS THAN YOU! WITH THE RIGHT COACHING! I SAID THE RIGHT COACHING!!! AND AN OFFENSIVE LINE THAT ALOTS VICK TIME..RECIEVERS THAT DO THEIR JOB! HE'LL BE FINE.. JIM MORA AND HIS CREW BASICALLY WAISTED 2-3 YEARS OF VICK'S NFL CAREER. YOU BUILD AROUND A GOOD QUARTERBACK!!! WE DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO! DISGRUNTLED FANS HOLLER FOR YOU JUST LIKE THEY HOLLERED FOR DOUG JOHNSON!! LOOK WHAT HAPPENED THERE! YOU ARE A BACK UP, YOU HAVE HAD NO PRESSURE ON YOU, I DON'T KNOW HOW WELL YOU CAN PLAY! YOU DIDN'T PLAY WELL THE COUPLE OF TIMES THEY BROUGHT YOU IN LAST SEASON! THE DAY YOU START IS THE DAY MY SEASON TICKETS WILL BE TURNED IN!! I DON'T PAY TO BE BORED!IF I WANTED THAT I CAN STAY HOME!!!
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1-18-2007 @ 9:40AM
Great White Hope! said...
To Mr. Matt Schaub! -Of course we know it is not the real Matt Schaub! I don't know if you have to be smart to be a quarter back these days! you proved that the few times you came into the games last season! your play wasn't exactly impressive!! in fact we as fans don't know what you can do as a quarterback! it's all just speculation at this point! the fans said the same about doug johnson! he started when Vick was hurt, but look what happened, he was awful and now he is 3rd string QB on someone's team in the NFL!!! Not saying that you are like him, but I know the day that you start! I and alot of other fans will turn in our season tickets!! If I want to be bored I can stay at home and watch Golf!
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